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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA91903
Nominated
Feb. 14, 2006
Committee hearing
April 25, 2006
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 4, 2006
Senate vote
93–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 16, 2006
Commissioned
May 18, 2006
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service 25-5189 Decided Sept. 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rivera 24-673 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche 22-1474 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Cabardo v. Patacsil 25-342 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
Cherry v. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 25-4763 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity Ai, Inc. 26-1444 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Vip Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. 25-2027 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Charles Rienhardt v. Ryan Thornell 10-99000 Decided June 15, 2026
Coffey v. Fast Easy Offer, LLC 25-4066 Decided June 4, 2026 Authored
Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang 23-99005 Decided May 14, 2026
Reges v. Cauce 24-3518 Decided May 14, 2026
Gessele v. Jack in the Box Inc. 23-2527 Decided April 20, 2026 Authored
G.B. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 25-2473 Decided April 9, 2026 Authored
Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation 24-6247 Decided April 6, 2026
Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation 24-4103 Decided April 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Torres-Gonzalez 25-2897 Decided March 16, 2026
Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta 25-2366 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
City of Malibu v. Federal Aviation Administration 24-2503 Decided March 2, 2026 Authored
Northwest Association of Independent Schools v. Labrador 25-2491 Decided Feb. 12, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Vip Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity Ai, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Coffey v. Fast Easy Offer, LLC Ninth Circuit June 4, 2026
Order Gessele v. Jack in the Box Inc. Ninth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion G.B. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ninth Circuit April 9, 2026
Opinion of the Court San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service Ninth Circuit April 8, 2026
Concurrence in part Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation Ninth Circuit April 6, 2026
Opinion San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service Ninth Circuit March 13, 2026
Opinion Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta Ninth Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion City of Malibu v. Federal Aviation Administration Ninth Circuit March 2, 2026
Opinion Northwest Association of Independent Schools v. Labrador Ninth Circuit Feb. 12, 2026
Opinion Malheur Forest Fairness Coalition v. Iron Triangle, LLC Ninth Circuit Jan. 13, 2026
Opinion Wilkins v. United States Ninth Circuit Dec. 29, 2025
Opinion Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Ninth Circuit Dec. 11, 2025
Opinion United States v. Mark Dencklau Ninth Circuit Nov. 28, 2025
Opinion Gessele v. Jack in the Box Inc. Ninth Circuit Nov. 25, 2025
Opinion Pritchard v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Ninth Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Order United States v. Steinman Ninth Circuit Nov. 13, 2025
Dissent Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft Ninth Circuit Oct. 30, 2025
Opinion Paris v. Brown Ninth Circuit Oct. 3, 2025